Mindful Eating Class in Glenview

Do you struggle with your weight and feeling good about your body? Have you wished you could end eating patterns that are self-defeating and don’t serve your highest good? Do you feel exhausted, depressed, or deprived by attempts to “diet” or “control” your appetite? Do you long for a healthy and nurturing relationship with yourself and food? If so, then give yourself the gift of spending six weeks learning to transform the way you see yourself and the way you interact with food.

In this course we will learn and practice techniques for bringing mindful awareness to our food choices, hunger, and eating behavior. By engaging in activities that release the automatic reactions, fears, and attachments we have to food, we will deepen the connection we have to ourselves and learn to draw upon the power of our inner wisdom (not an outside “expert”) to guide us in choosing foods that please, satisfy, and nurture us. Topics to be addressed include:

Balancing Inner and Outer Wisdom
Understanding Hunger
Emotional Eating
Anger, Forgiveness and Food
Fullness, Satiety
Discovering Taste Satisfaction
Making Mindful Food Choices
Mindfulness Meditation and Movement

Yoga and meditation are integral aspects of this course. Loose and comfortable clothing is recommended.

When: Monday Evenings, 6:45-8:15 p.m.
September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, and 18.
Where: Be Optimal Holistic Health Center; 1249 Waukegan Road, Glenview
Fee: $200. Space is limited so early registration is recommended.
Due to the progressive nature of this course, participants must register for the entire course. Individual class attendance is not permitted.
Registration/Questions: contact Carol at 847.866.9692 or email her at info@happyhealthywhole.com
Instructor: Carol Friedman, founder of Happy, Healthy and Whole has been a teacher, guide, and workshop leader for over 20 years. She holds a master’s degree from The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, is certified in Psycho-Spiritual Integration, and is on the adjunct faculty at the School for New Learning of DePaul University. For more information see: www.happyhealthywhole.com

Holiday Recipes For Living Well

The holiday season is filled with recipes from family, religious and social traditions and many of us have favorites we make year after year.  In fact, the foods we eat are often what make the holidays special.  Here are a few ideas to consider if you want to try something new or simply make your old favorites more nutritious. 

Cauliflower “Mashed” Potatoes   

Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce

Sugar Free Apple Pie

Simple Ways to Make Holiday Meals More Nutritious
   ~Use whole wheat or whole grain breads and flour in cooking & baking.
   ~Drizzle vegetables (broccoli, brussel sprouts, asparagus, beans etc)
     with a small amount of olive oil, add slices of fresh garlic and bake in
     oven at 375 for 45-60 minutes.  Add a squeeze of fresh lemon or
     sprinkle lightly with parmesan cheese just before serving.
   ~Use non or low fat plain Greek yogurt instead of Sour Cream in
     recipes.
   ~Skip the appetizers and have your guests arrive in time for the meal.
   ~Mash potatoes with the skins on.
   ~Adding garlic, yogurt, horseradish or chives to mashed potatoes
     increases flavor and allows you to reduce butter or other fat.
   ~Have fresh fruit (not juice) available at every meal. 
   ~Substitute brown rice for white rice and whole grain pasta for semolina
     pasta in recipes.  Be sure to adjust spices and cooking time.

Making Peace with Your Body:
Finding Peace with Yourself

Do you have a hard time feeling good about your body? Unfavorably compare yourself with others? Has stress, aging, or other factors led you to struggle with your weight or maintaining healthy eating habits? Is it difficult to appreciate who you are beyond your physical appearance? This course is an invitation to finally take the time you deserve to make peace with your body and find peace with yourself.

Join Corinne Petersen and Carol Friedman for six very special sessions and heal the old patterns of body, mind, heart, and spirit that have kept you from fully embracing your body and your life.

Topics to be addressed include:

• How we learned to negatively relate to our bodies and what we can do about it.
• Healing through mindful self-talk.
• Kindness; the healing power of opening our hearts to ourselves.
• Easy and practical ways to transform the way you eat and relate to food.
• Mindful movement and rest.
• Giving Thanks for all we are, have, and do.

Each session will include gentle movement, yoga, relaxation, and meditation exercises specially designed to release old patterns and integrate the day’s new learning. You will leave awakened, refreshed, renewed, and ready to live a healthier and happier life.

Location: Heartwood Center for Body, Mind, Spirit, 1599 Maple Avenue, Evanston, Illinois

Sundays 2:00 - 4:00 pm: Oct. 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8, 15 and 22.

Space is limited, early registration is recommended.

For registration or information contact:

Corinne: corinne.peterson@gmail.com or 773. 562.5933.

Carol: info@happyhealthywhole.com or 847.866.9692.

About the instructors:

Carol Friedman has been a teacher and workshop leader for over 20 years. She holds a master’s degree from The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, is certified in Psycho-Spiritual Integration, is a certified personal trainer and teaches Mindfulness Meditation and Mindful eating.

Corinne Peterson has been teaching yoga since 1994. She is a certified as a yoga instructor by the Temple of Kriya Yoga and as a yoga therapist through the American Viniyoga Institute. Corinne has a gentle teaching style influenced by 23 years of study in Viniyoga, Kriya, and Iyengar yoga. She holds a master in public health and has been a nationally certified massage therapist since 1997.